A Voice for Those Who Have None

Mortgage meltdowns, soldiers leaving for war, higher rents, additional rents for pets, large pet deposits, natural disasters, allergies, animal behavior problems, the high cost of living, and people moving out of the area have created victims rarely acknowledged. People are surrendering their unwanted pets to shelters and animal rescue groups in record numbers. Over the last 18 months, thousands of additional healthy, adoptable animals have been killed in our local shelter because there is not enough space in shelters or with animal rescue groups to handle this growing catastrophe.